familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Spectabiles
speciesPenstemon floridus
varietyPenstemon floridus var. floridus

Penstemon floridus var. floridus

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 250.

Flowers: corolla 24–32 mm, tube 7–12 mm, throat abruptly inflated, constricted at orifice, (10–) 11–16 mm diam.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Gravelly washes, canyon floors, sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Elevation: 1600–2700 m.

Distribution

Calif., Nev.

Discussion

Variety floridus is known from the central Sierra Nevada, the north end of Owens Valley, and the White Mountains of Inyo and Mono counties, California, and the Silver Peak Range of Esmeralda County, Nevada.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"/4+timescorollathroat" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."-2.2timescalyxlobes" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

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2n chromosome quantity
16 +
Abaxial lobe quantity
3 +
Adaxial lobe quantity
2 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Apex shape
obtuse +  and acute +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
Brandegee +
Axis pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Basal presence
absent +
Basal quantity
few +
Base architecture or fixation
cordate-clasping +
Base shape
tapered;tapered +
Blade shape
ovate;lanceolate +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
4.2mm;6mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate +
Calyx lobe width
2mm;3mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline leaf architecture
sessile +
Cauline leaf quantity
6 (9) +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Connective architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Connective dehiscence
dehiscing +
Connective orientation
explanate +
Connective pubescence
glabrous +
Corolla architecture
bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
lavender +  and light pink rose-pink or light yellow +
Corolla pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Corolla shape
ventricose +
Corolla size
ventricose-ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
1-5-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
hairy +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Calif. +  and Nev. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
1600–2700 m. +
Embryo course
curved +  and straight +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Filament height or length or size
shorter +
Filament pubescence
glabrous +
Flower position
proximal +
Flower pubescence
hairy +
Flower quantity
1 +  and 4 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruits capsule arrangement
packed +
Fruits capsule dehiscence
septicidal +
Habitat
Gravelly washes, canyon floors, sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands. +
Hair architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Hair coloration
white +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Hair texture
membranous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence position
terminal +  and axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Lateral branch architecture
cymose +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
opposite +
Leaf atypical length
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Leaf atypical width
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Leaf duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf length
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Leaf position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Leaf pubescence
glaucous +  and glabrous +
Leaf texture
leathery +
Leaf width
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
orbiculate;linear;orbiculate;linear;truncate;oblanceolate;obovate;oblong;elliptic;round;lanceolate;ovate +
Margin architecture
erose +  and entire +
Margin architecture or shape
dentate +
Margin growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Margin pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Margin shape
denticulate +, toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nectar guide coloration
reddish +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
2-locular +
Ovary arrangement
axile +  and parietal +
Ovary placentation
axile +
Ovary position
basal +, apical +  and superior +
Ovule architecture
tenuinucellate +, unitegmic +  and hemitropous +
Ovule orientation
campylotropous +, hemianatropous +  and anatropous +
Panicle architecture
spiciform +
Pedicel orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Peduncle orientation
ascending;erect +
Peduncle pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
divergent +  and opposite +
Pollen-sac course or shape
navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
dehiscing +
Pollen-sac distance
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac relief
papillate +
Pollen-sac shape
denticulate +  and navicular +
Proximal architecture
short-petiolate +
Proximal atypical width
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Proximal bract length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +
Proximal bract width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Proximal length
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Proximal width
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Publication title
Bot. Gaz. +
Publication year
1899 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed atypical quantity
40 (100) +
Seed coloration
brown +  and dark-brown or black +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
rounded +  and angled +
Seed some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Sepal atypical quantity
2 (4) +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Side architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Side architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Side dehiscence
dehiscing +
Side orientation
explanate +
Side pubescence
glabrous +
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Special status
Endemic +
Species growth form
shrubby +
Stamen architecture
didynamous +
Stamen atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen length or size
longer +
Stamen position
included +
Stamen quantity
4 +
Staminode diameter
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
Staminode position
included +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br /> (?) +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
subalternate +, alternate +, whorled +  and opposite +
Stem growth form
climbing +  and scrambling +
Stem growth form or orientation
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
Stem orientation
erect;ascending +
Stem position
basal +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
glaucous +
Stem some measurement
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (120 cm1,200 mm <br />1.2 m <br />) +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style atypical quantity
0 (?) +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture dehiscence
dehiscing +
Suture orientation
explanate +
Suture pubescence
glabrous +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon floridus var. floridus +
Taxon parent
Penstemon floridus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Throat shape
inflated +
Throat size
constricted +
Thyrse architecture
secund +  and interrupted +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Tip architecture
coiled +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tip pubescence
glabrous +
Tooth some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br />) +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Verticillaster quantity
9 (19) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism nutrition
autotrophic +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +
Wing presence
absent +
Wing quantity
8 +
Wing size or width
narrow +